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Turkey shoots down Russian war plane ‘for violating in its airspace’
Turkish F16s have shot down a Russian jet which violated the country’s airspace, according to presidential sources official.
Western ‘concern’ over Turkey vote, as Erdogan urges respect for party win
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party prepared Monday to form a single-party government after a stunning election win that strengthens...
Turkey death toll from bootleg booze rises to 23 with 15 others critical
The death toll in Turkey from drinking bootleg liquor has risen to 23 after 11 more people died in hospital over the past two days, local media said Sunday. The...
Turkey goes to the polls in critical vote amid security fears
Just five months after they last voted, Turks are going to the ballot box once again against a backdrop of growing security fears and deepening political...
Fueling the fight: NATO chides Russia for violating Turkish airspace
In a signal of new tensions raised by Moscow’s airstrikes in Syria, NATO denounced Russia for “irresponsible behavior” after its...
NATO raps Russia over Syrian airstrikes saying bombs should target IS
NATO has called on Russia to stop its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians - and should focus its efforts on fighting Islamic State. The...
Turkey ready to join coalition’s anti-IS strikes
Turkey is now ready to fully participate in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group and may do so within days, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The...
Turkish unrest mounts amid political uncertainty
Gunmen fired on police outside an Istanbul palace and a bomb killed eight soldiers in Turkey’s southeast on Wednesday, heightening a sense of crisis...
Car bomb kills two soldiers as rebel fighters ‘retaliate for Turkish airstrikes’
Two soliders were killed and four others injured when Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb in the south-east of Turkey.
Turkey warplanes attack Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkey said on Saturday that its fighter jets hit militant camps of the Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq overnight, and Turkish ground forces struck...
In shift, Turkish jets strike Islamic State targets in Syria
In a major tactical shift, Turkish warplanes struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria on Friday, a day after IS militants fired at...
Turkish fighter jets destroy three ISIS targets in Syria as tensions escalate
Turkish air force jets have attacked Islamic State targets across the border in Syria as 5,000 anti-terror police also raided addresses in Istanbul.
Suspected Turkish suicide bomber had traveled to Syria: officials
A suicide bomber who killed at least 32 people, mostly young students, in southeastern Turkey is thought to have traveled to Syria last year with the help...
Suicide bomber identified as Turkey boosts border security in wake of attack
Turkey said it had identified a suspect over a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria blamed on Islamic State jihadists, as the government...
Turkey identifies suspect in suicide attack as dead activists mourned
Turkey said Tuesday it had identified a suspect over a devastating suicide bombing on the border with Syria blamed on Islamic State jihadists, as the government...
A picnic, talk of building a nursery and then suicide bomber kills dozens
A suicide bomber killed 27 people and injured another 100 in an attack on the Turkish city of Suruc near the Syrian border on Monday.
Fowl play? Hardly, says pub owner with a new rival for his turkey testicle festival
You would be forgiven for feeling a bit testy. You have run a successful turkey testicle festival for more than 30 years, when someone decides to cash...
Turkish election deals blow to Erdogan’s ambitions for more power
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a serious blow on Sunday when the ruling AK Party failed to win an outright...
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in what President Tayyip Erdogan described...
Families of Turkey mining disaster victims in quest for justice
Dozens of suspects go on trial Monday over modern Turkey’s worst mining disaster that left 301 miners dead in the western town of Soma and tarnished...
Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey over images of hostage-taking
A prosecutor has ordered internet providers to block social networking sites including Twitter and YouTube in Turkey, a spokesman for the president says. The...
Gunman raids Turkish ruling party office one day after deadly shoot-out
Police in Turkey have detained a gunman who entered an office of Turkey’s ruling AK Party in an Istanbul suburb on Wednesday, the private Dogan news...
Three killed as Turkey hostage drama ends in deadly shoot-out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a...
3 killed as Turkey hostage drama ends in deadly shoot-out
A senior Turkish prosecutor and his two hostage-takers were killed when security forces launched an operation to free the official in a bloody end to a...
Kurdish militant leader urges congress on peace with Turkey
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on Saturday called for Kurds to hold a historic congress to end a decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish...
Turks infiltrate IS territory to rescue 40 troops guarding Suleyman’s tomb
Almost 600 Turkish soldiers crossed the border deep inside Syria overnight in a successful operation to rescue troops guarding a Turkish enclave surrounded...
Five MPs hurt as fist fight breaks out in Turkish parliament
Turkish MPs have come to blows during a debate on a controversial bill to give police greater powers over protesters. Ruling party and opposition politicians...
U.S., EU condemn media arrests in Turkey
The European Union and United States both expressed concern Sunday over the arrests in Turkey of more than two dozen leading media figures in lightning...
EU seeking Turkish support in Russia sanctions, ISIS fight
The European Union will press Turkey to cooperate more closely in the fight against Islamic State (IS) and urge it not to undermine EU sanctions on Russia...
Turkish President says women are not equal to men
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday was accused of blatant sexism after declaring that women are not equal to men.
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